1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published in Boston 1937 - Franco's Republican army launch their (eventually successful) counter-offensive against Italian International Brigades fighting for the Nationalists at the Battle of Guadalajara, Spain 1951 - Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java 1952 - Final ratification of peace treaty restoring sovereignty to Japan by US Senate 1987 - Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies' world record 5 km (7:20.36) 1989 - Major League Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1994 - "Flowering Peach" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 41 performances 2016 - Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a three-day tour with First Lady Michelle More Historical Events »